15th Inter-University Engineering, Science & Technology
Academic Meet – 2025
(Technical Paper Presentation & Innovative Model
Competition for a Sustainable Society)
18th & 19th April, 2025
(Offline mode)
Organised by
Forum of Scientists, Engineers & Technologists
(FOSET)
In Collaboration With
About the Academic Meet
After an overwhelming response from the students of Engineering Colleges all over the country in the Academic Meets of 2010 to 2024, Forum of Scientists Engineers & Technologists (FOSET), feels proud once again to organize the 15th Inter University Engineering, Science & Technology Academic Meet – 2025 & Innovative Model Competition for a Sustainable Society on 19-20 April, 2025 in association with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology , Indian Society for Technical Education – West Bengal Section, Association of Engineers India and Swami Vivekananda Institute of Science and Technology . The Academic Meet is recognized as an effective platform for exploration and brainstorming by UG and PG students, who have the positive inclination in translating their scientific knowledge into technology for the people. The event includes paper presentations before eminent experts in different fields. And, through the process of paper submission, the students will gain experience in preparing papers in proper format and free of plagiarism. Some selected papers will be published in reputed Journals. The best papers from each stream will be awarded as a token of recognition. The 15th Inter University Engineering, Science & Technology Academic Meet – 2025 look forward to organizational expansion among the budding Scientists and Engineers . B.Tech., Diploma and ITI students could explore their innovative idea through their model presentation for the sustainable development of the society.
VENUE
Swami Vivekananda Institute of Science and Technology
Dakshin Gobindapur, Rajpur Sonarpur, Kolkata – 145
Advisors
Dr. K. K. Satpathy, President, FOSET
Dr. N. R. Banerjea, Former V.C., BESU, Shibpur and Former President, FOSET
Prof. Subimal Sen, Former Chairman, WB Higher Education Council & former President, FOSET
Mr. Nandan Gupta, Director, SV Group
Prof. Tapas Chakraborty, V.C., MAKAUT
Prof. N. R. Bandyopadhyay, School of Material Science, IIEST, Shibpur
Mr. Gautam Ray, President, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Dr. Goutam Sengupta, President, The Association of Engineers, India and Former Vice Chancellor, Techno India University
Prof. Sudip Roy, Chairman, ISTE, West Bengal section and Professor, IIEST, Shibpur
Mr. Saibal Mukherjee, Former Director of Technical Education & Training, Govt. of West Bengal
Prof. Krishnendu Chakraborty, Principal, GCECT
Sri Gopinath Chatterjee, Former Chief Engineer, KMDA
Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta, Former Director (Technical), IEI
Dr. Pabitra Gayen, Deputy Director, SVIST
Organising Committee
| Chairperson | Prof. Jaya Sil, Dept. of Computer Science & Technology, IIEST, Shibpur | |
| Vice Chairperson | Prof. Ashik Paul, Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, CU Prof. Sampa Chakrabarti, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, CU Prof. Sonali Ghosh, Principal, SVIST | |
| Organising Secretary |
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| Jt. Convener | Dr. Goutam Kumar Das, AIEM Dr. Jyoti Sekhar Banerjee, BIT, Kolkata Mr. Devmalya Banerjee, AIEM Dr. Samrat Paul, SVIST Dr. Somnath Das, SVIST Mr. Anindya Ghosh, SVIST | |
| Treasurer | Dr. Nachiketa Das, Treasurer, FOSET. |
Technical Committee
| Chairman | Prof. Manas Kumar Sanyal, Dept. of Human Resource Management, IIEST |
| Vice Chairman | Prof. Jinia Datta, Principal, AIEM Mr. Kishor Ghosh, Principal, SRIST Mr. Debasish Kundu, Joint Secretary, FOSET Dr. Manasi Mukhopdhyay, Vice Principal, SVIST |
| Joint Convener | Mr. Indrajit Pandey, Techno International, Newtown Mr. Sheershendu Bhattacharjee, SVIST Dr. Suman Das, SVIST Mr. Shyam Kishor Mondal, Syamaprasad College Dr. Arpan Dutta, SVIST |
Members
Dr. Barnali Kundu, GNIT
Mr. Sumanta Bhattacharaya, iLEAD
Mr. Arijit Seal, FOSET
Mr. Bikash Banerjee, AIEM
Dr. Suvasis Pradhan, BPPIMT
Ms. Anamika Guha, BESC
Mr. Anindya Ghosh, SVIST
Dr. Avijit Chakraborty, TIU
Mr. Arkadev Kundu, FOSET
Mr. Sumangal Bhaumik, AIEM
Mr. Sourav Ghosh, CIEM
Mr. Sheershendu Bhattacharjee, SVIST
Dr. Kaushik Bhattacharjee, SVIST
Mr. Brijit Bhattacharjee, SVIST
Dr. Saurav Bal, SVIST
Mrs. Pallabi Gharami, SVIST
Mrs. Sangita Purkait, SVIST
Mr. Somnath Roy, SVIST
Dr. Aniruddha Nag, TIG
Mr. Titas Bhaumik, AIEM
Mr. Ayan Banik, GKCIET
Objectives of the programme
➢ To provide a forum to nurture science & technology
➢ To explore and encourage scientific and technological talent and creative thinking among youth.
➢ To develop an understanding about the role of science and technology towards sustainable development of the society.
➢ To analyze how science and technology have affected individuals, culture and society.
➢ To motivate the youth about science and technology as instrument for achieving self-reliance in socio -economic development.
Important Dates
➢ Last date for submission of Full Text of Paper / Model Proposal: 28.03.2025
➢ Date of Notification of Acceptance: 09.04.2025
➢ Last Date of Submission of Registration: 12.04.2025
➢ Academic Meet – Paper & Model Presentation: 19.04.2025
Call for Papers and Submission Guidelines
Papers are invited from Under-Graduate & Post-Graduate students of Universities & Engineering & Science Colleges on Ready-to-Transfer Technologies and Field-level and Cost-effective Applications of Science and Technology. Papers should be as per standard IEEE format as per following link: .
Maximum 4 (Four) authors ( 3 students along with one mentor) per paper is allowed. Papers are to be submitted through the following link: https://forms.gle/EztVHqU27LWNUxo98
If similarity is found to be below 25%, the papers will be sent for peer review and accepted papers will be considered for presentation in the Meet.
Papers have to be prepared based on the format available under the following link:
FOSET Paper Template
Call for Models
Models are invited from students of Engineering Colleges, Polytechnics and ITI on Ready-to-Transfer Technology and Field-level and Cost-effective Applications of Skills in various departments of Craftsmanship. Stipulated time for presentation is 10 Minutes. Power supply will be provided .
- Maximum 4 (Four) members per group will be allowed.
- A brief of 300 words (approx.) on the model has to be submitted to foset.academicmeet@gmail.com within 7.03.2025
Awards
- Certificates will be awarded only to registered paper presenters and model
- Prizes will be awarded to the Best Paper / Model from each discipline.
Theme & Scope for Paper Presentation
| 1. Agricultural & Allied Sciences, Bio-Technology, Food Technology |
| 2. Sustainable Infrastructure Development , Planning and Environment |
| 3. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Engineering |
| 4. Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology and AI, ML & IoT |
| 5. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering |
| 6. Electronics & Communication Engineering |
| 7. Mechanical Engineering Technology, Production Engineering, Aerospace & Automotive Engineering |
| 8. Materials and Manufacturing Engineering & Processes, Industrial Engineering & Safety |
Science & Technology Exhibition for a Sustainable Society
FOSET will organize a Science & Technology Exhibition through models and exhibits as made by the students to meet the demands of the future towards sustainable development of the society.
The main objective to organize such exhibition, in this arena of “Academic Meet”, to enable the Engineers & Technicians of the future to analyze all aspects of the role of Science & Technology for a sustainable world . This will enable the Target group to generate scientific and technological ideas for addressing various problems of the society. Scientific and technological ideas in this context may be referred to as innovative ways of doing.
Focus areas of the Exhibition
- Robotics and Mechatronics
- Smart Agri friendly Device
- Waste Management
- Smart City Related Projects
- Intelligent Automation
- Application of AI/ML, Blockchain, Cyber Security, Data Science
- Safety and Environmental Engineering
- Non-conventional energy Sources
- Grass-Root Innovation
(Areas listed above are suggestive only. The young engineers and technicians are free to choose any other area and develop exhibits involving technology for sustainable development of the society)
Criteria for selection of the participants of Model Exhibition
| Description of criteria for selection of students | Weightage in % |
|---|---|
|
Creative imagination |
15 |
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Scientific thought and approach |
15 |
|
Originality & innovations in the model |
15 |
|
Technical Skill |
15 |
|
Economic (low cost / portability / durability) |
15 |
|
Presentation (demonstration & explanation) |
15 |
|
Educational Value |
10 |
Scope of Publication
Last year, all accepted Papers were assigned with D.O.I no and some selected papers were published in the American Journal of Advanced Computing in last two editions
(link: https://ajac.smartsociety.org/special-issue/ and https://ajac.smartsociety.org/volume-2/)
This year also selected papers will be published in the different reputed Journal
i.) AJAC; ii.) Thought – A Socio-Technical Round-up; iii.) Journal of the Association of Engineers (India). However publication of papers depends upon the policy of individual journals.
(Areas listed above are suggestive only. The young engineers and technicians are free to choose any other area and develop exhibits involving technology for sustainable development of the society)
Registration
Everybody has to register through the following link: https://forms.gle/uXGmg2cXac3p9dug8
All the members of papers and model have to register within 12.04.2025. After 12.04.2025 no registration will be accepted and certificate will be provided only the registered candidate. Papers and models can be presented by students only.
Registration Fee for Participants: Registration Fee @ Rs.400/- per participant has to be paid by online transfer and a copy of the transaction slip in .pdf format (maxm. size 1MB) has to be uploaded in the form.
Details for online transfer:-
Payee: Forum of Scientists, Engineers & Technologists
Account No.: 401210100020517
Bank Name: Bank of India
IFSC: BKID0004012
(Please attach the copy of the transaction slip with the registration form)
Collaboration / Sponsorship
Collaboration of the Academic Meet from government / other institutions@ Rs. 50,000/-
Sponsorships from government and private institutions/organisations @Rs.30,000/-
Supporters of particular Theme @ Rs. 20,000/-
Advertisement
(A special issue of THOUGHT will be published with the Selected Papers after the Meet)
- Cover Page @ Rs. 20,000/
- Full Page @ Rs. 10,000/
- Half Page @ Rs. 7,000/-
Address for correspondence
Forum of Scientists, Engineers & Technologists (FOSET)
15N Nelli Sengupta Sarani
New CMC Building (5th floor), Kolkata – 700087
Email: foset.academicmeet@gmail.com
Contact No:- +91 9007113294